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Madras High CourtHCP/1309/2020closed

D.Punitha v. The State Rep. By

2021-01-18Honourable Mr Justice P. N. Prakash,Honourable Mr Justice V.Sivagnanam3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 18.01.2021

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SIVAGNANAM H.C.P. No.1309 of 2020 D.Punitha ... Petitioner /Wife of the Detenue Vs.

1.State represented by The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Thiruvannamalai District, 3.The Superintendent of Police Thiruvannamalai District, 4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Vellore, Vellore District.

5.The Inspector of Police, Thiruvannamalai (East) Police Station, ... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the records of the 2nd respondent in connection with order made in D.O.No.53/2020-C2 dated 25.06.2020 passed against the petitioner's husband Deepan, aged 24 years, S/o.Velu, who is confined at Central Prison, Vellore and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner :

Mr.S.Thirugnanam For Respondents:

Mr.R.Prathap Kumar, Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in D.O.No.53/2020-C2 dated 25.06.2020, detaining her husband as "Goonda" under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.3335, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XI) Department, dated 10.08.2020 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar nsd To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Thiruvannamalai District, 3.The Superintendent of Police Thiruvannamalai District, 4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Vellore, Vellore District.

5.The Inspector of Police, Thiruvannamalai (East) Police Station, 6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P. No.1309 of 2020 vg II[co] srg 16/02/2021